Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Bin Baaz (rahimahullaah)
Questioner:
If someone comes
to pray Salat Al-’Esha and finds the people praying so he starts to
pray with them. Then, he realizes that they’re praying Taraweh, so he
finishes the prayer with them and then prays ‘Esha. Is it permissible
to pray ‘Esha after Taraweh? Likewise, is it permissible to
pray Taraweh before Esha?
Answer:
Whatever the case
may be, the Sunnah is for Taraweh to be after ‘Esha. So
standing for prayer in Ramadan, i.e. Taraweh, is after ‘Esha
however it is supererogatory; therefore, this person’s Salah with them (i.e., Taraweh)
before ‘Esha is considered a supererogatory prayer between the two
night prayers (Maghrib and ‘Esha). Praying between the two
night prayers is permissible but it is not the standing that is known in
Ramadan, that standing is after ‘Esha. Him praying ‘Esha
after Taraweh is acceptable, but it is better and more preferable to
start with the obligatory then pray Taraweh with them. This is what is
necessary so that he is able to uphold the Sunnah as well as performing is
obligatory prayer.
Even if he prayed
with them (in Taraweh) with the intention of ‘Esha and when
the Imam makes Tasleem (completion of the Salah by saying “As-Salaamu
‘Alaykum wa RahmatuAllah“ to the right and then the left) from Taraweh
he stands and competes ‘Esha, this too is permissible. Even if the
Imam is praying the first two with the intention of Taraweh and he has
the intention of ‘Esha, then when the Imaam makes Tasleem he
stands and completes his ‘Esha, this is permissible for him.
In conclusion,
there is no problem in what he did InshaAllaah; his ‘Esha is
correct and his Taraweh is correct, but it (his Taraweh) is
considered supererogatory and not the Taraweh that is well known in
Ramadan. The standing in Ramadan is after ‘Esha and he prayed before ‘Esha,
so it is from the supererogartory prayers that are recommended between Maghrib
and ‘Esha.
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